Congratulations to St Hugh’s Principal, Michele Acton, who has been appointed an Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, University of Oxford, where she read Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
Michele started her career in investment banking in the City, following which she became chief executive of UCL Hospitals Charitable Foundation, the main fundraising charity for key research, building and equipment projects across all University College London Hospitals. After two years at UCLH she was appointed chief executive of the eye research charity Fight for Sight, where she helped transform it into a leading national fundraising charity for medical research into eye health. In 2019 Michele was appointed Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), following which she joined St Hugh’s College in September 2025 as its Principal.
